Talk:Compromise

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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition as provided here is obsolete. The correct definition is listed as common in US parlance- that it is a settlement made by concessions on both sides. I am from the US so obviously this page seems incorrect to me--however I find no evidence that other English speaking countries officially use compromise as it is defined here--as a synonym for negotiation.134.84.136.33 20:47, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

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• "An arrangement arrived at, either in court or out of court, for settling a dispute upon what appears to the parties to be equitable terms, having regard to the uncertainty they are in regarding the facts, or the law and the facts together." Definition attributed to Black, Henry Campbell, 1860-1927 (1968). Black's law dictionary : definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern. St. Paul, Minn.: West Pub. Co.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• from The Free Dictionary
• from Lectric Law Library

• COMPROMISE, contracts. An agreement between two or more persons, who, to avoid a lawsuit, amicably settle their differences, on such terms as they can agree upon. Vide Com. Dig. App. tit. Compromise.
  2. It will be proper to consider, 1. by whom the compromise must be made; 2. its form; 3. the subject of the compromise; 4. its effects.
  3. It must be made by a person having a right and capacity to enter into the contract, and carry out his part of it, or by one having lawful authority from such person.
  4. The compromise may be by parol or in writing, and the writing may be under seal or not: though as a general rule a partner cannot bind his copartner by deed, unless expressly authorized, yet it would seem that a compromise with the principal is an act which a partner may do in behalf of his copartners, and that, though under seal, it would conclude the firm. 2 Swanst. 539.
  5. The compromise may relate to a civil claim, either as a matter of contract, or for a tort, but it must be of something uncertain; for if the debt be certain and undisputed, a payment of a part will not, of itself, discharge the whole. A claim connected with a criminal charge cannot be compromised. 1 Chit. Pr. 17. See Nev. & Man. 275.
  6. The compromise puts an end to the suit, if it be proceeding, and bars any Suit which may afterwards be instituted. It has the effect of res judicata. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 798-9.
  7. In the civil law, a compromise is an agreement between two or more persons, who, wishing to settle their disputes, refer the matter, in controversy to arbitrators, who are so called because those who choose them give them full powers to arbitrate and decide what shall appear just and reasonable, to put an end -to the differences of which they are made the judges. 1 Domat, Lois Civ. lib. h. t. 14. Vide Submission; Ch. Pr. Index, h. t.

  
  

- from Bouvier's Law DIctionary, 1856 ed. LeadSongDog come howl! 21:29, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Ethical Perception

Can we add what Ethics prescribe when compromising. http://www.christianlibrary.org/authors/Brian_Yeager/denominationalism/compromise.htm

It is a tough ask when you decide when to compromise and when not to.BalanceΩrestored ^Talk 09:15, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

http://bigveda.blogspot.com/2005/06/accommodate-v-compromise.html, this is an excellent teaching. BalanceΩrestored ^Talk 06:30, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Merge

What's the difference? If there is any, please discuss and provide a source. Biggerj1 (talk) 09:46, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Oppose merge. The question is not as to whether there is a semantic difference between compromise and trade-off, but rather whether there are distinct topics. I believe that there are. The compromise article covers negotiations between people; the Trade-off article covers goal-dependent optimization that does not depend on negotiation. The scope of each page can be made clear using hatnotes. Klbrain (talk) 09:54, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Would you please add hat notes? Biggerj1 (talk) 13:53, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

I added a hatnote on Compromise. I don't think a hatnote in the other direction is needed, because the article title "trade-off" is unambiguous. 73.223.72.200 (talk) 22:38, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! Biggerj1 (talk) 21:35, 25 December 2022 (UTC)